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A.K. Smiley Public Library

Serving the City of Redlands, California since 1894

Established in 1894, A.K. Smiley Public Library has served generations of patrons in the City of Redlands and beyond. The only “admission fee” is curiosity. Lifelong learning is at the center of activity in the beautiful, historic building and attractive grounds!

Literacy – 9 Tutor Training Materials

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Tutor Training Materials

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Forms

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Monthly Tutor Report

2016 Lexile Sheet for Tutors and Learners

Learning Styles Preference Inventory

AKSPL Exit form ALL Tutors

AKSPL Where We Finished

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Fresh Ideas

Books are available for checkout at the library.  Adult literacy teams may request consumable copies of the books from the literacy desk.

 

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Adult Literacy Program Training Manual

Your training manual is a great resource to refer to after you begin working with a learner.

Adult Literacy Program Writing Tool Kit

Created by A.K. Smiley Library adult literacy tutors at the conclusion of the Adult Literacy Program’s ‘Year of the Writer.’  This document summarizes the strategies, tutor tips, and resources that were shared amongst tutors in workshops and round table meetings.

If you would like a printed copy of the Tool Kit, please contact the Adult Literacy Program Coordinator.

 

Adult Literacy Anthologies, 2018 to present

Adult Literacy Roundtable Resources

 

California Library Literacy Services website

libraryliteracy.org

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LITSTART: Literacy Strategies for Adult Reading and ESL Tutors

Provides strategies necessary to tutor an adult in the skills of reading, writing, and speaking. Includes guidance in lesson planning, understanding learning styles, word study, techniques for checking comprehension, and writing strategies.

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LITSTART: Literacy Strategies for Adult Reading Tutors

The goal of this book is to provide tutors with strategies to help teach reading and writing for learners at any level.  Information is easy to find and the focus is on reading, writing, and spelling.

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The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists

A comprehensive book of ideas and strategies for tutors of learners at any level. This book is filled with hundreds of lists concerning aspects of reading. There are 18 sections covering topics from phonics, vocabulary, verb tense, word play, and writing.

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Teaching Adults: An ESL Resource Book

This workbook provides extra support for tutors who are working with adult learners whose first language is not English. It offers 57 ready-to-use activities to help you plan lessons that cover reading, writing, listening and speaking.

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Teaching Adults: A GED Test Resource Book

This book is for tutors of learners at a high level who are preparing to take a high school equivalency exam. It offers activities on language arts, math reasoning, science, and social studies. Activities include creating and testing a hypothesis, making a supported argument, calculating 3D paper objects, and making time lines.

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Teaching Adults: A Literacy Resource Book

This book offers advice on how to meet the diverse needs of the learners with best practices ideas. Includes 80 easy-to-use hands on activities. Activities include:  assessments, reading fluency techniques, word recognition and vocabulary building, reading comprehension and writing process, grammar activities, and lesson planning.

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Teach Anyone to Read

A guide book on understanding challenges faced by learners while offering practical methods to address them. This book offers techniques for teaching youth and adults to read.

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Tutor 8: A Collaborative Learner-Centered Approach

This book provides step-by-step instructions that prepare tutors to teach basic reading and writing skills to adults.  It can be used as  a supplement to the Redlands Adult Literacy Program’s Tutor Training manual.

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Uncovering the Logic of English

A book that challenges the notion that English is a language of exceptions. This book systematically explains English spelling with easy-to-read examples and anecdotes.

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The Vocabulary Teacher’s Book of Lists

This book is written for tutors of intermediate to advanced learners who want to improve their vocabulary for reading and writing. It is strong on roots and word origins and includes a chapter on vocabulary teaching methods.

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The Writing Teacher’s Book of Lists

This book provides beginning through advanced level lessons and writing activities to improve writing skills; it includes strategies to help you teach word groups, nonfiction and fiction writing, rules of capitalization and punctuation, and proofreading.

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